HP wants you to print things through its cloud service, wherein you pay a subscription fee for ink and your usage is routed through its servers. To encourage you to do this, it covers the USB port …

  • HousePanther
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    7511 months ago

    JFC! HP sucks. Just buy a Brother laser printer used and never worry about it because it’s bulletproof and a workhorse.

      • HousePanther
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        211 months ago

        I bought the printer when I was living in a place where the nearest library was 10 miles away and I only had access to a bus. I couldn’t afford a car.

      • @scarilog@lemmy.world
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        111 months ago

        If you print more than twice a decade, you can get that down to about 2 cents a page with a brother laser printer and third party cartridges.